Police Arrest iPhone Fraudster At Accra Mall

Police have arrested a 22 year old man, Vincent Tawiah at the Accra Mall for defrauding people in iPhone deals. The suspect, according to Police under the pretext of selling the iPhones, succeeded in getting his victims to send him the money in advance and then fail to deliver the item. He was arrested by the officers of the National

Police Operations Department on the Monday 10th May 2021. The suspect’s modus is to advertise the iPhones on Instagram and other social media platforms also for prices ranging from One Thousand One Hundred Ghana Cedis (GH1,100.00) and to Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH5,000.00), less than the market prices of iPhones.

When contacted by all interested persons, he would ask them all to send mobile money and to the mobile phone account number 0551978205 registered in the name of Rhydale Addae, the Police said in a statement. Police say they used one of Vincent’s victims to bait and arrest him. Other victims have since come forward to identify

Vincent Tawiah as having defrauded them. Police have since called on the public to provide them with further information to assist in their investigations. The Police urged all the public to report to the National Operations Department at the Police Headquarters, the Ring Road Accra or call 0238894764 if they have any information also regarding their dealings with the suspect.